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Jerome Nathaniel
I am interested in social justice issues that continue to go unaddressed and undermined (prison reform, hunger and poverty and human sex trafficking) by the "juicy" headline stories. I am a recent graduate of the University of Rochester and currently serve as a Hunger Advocate at Rochester's regional food bank, Foodlin...
NYC's upcoming mayoral race is so competitive and diverse that it deserves plenty of attention. Here is a lineup and of 2013's unique campaign trail.
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As American's reflect on the one year anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's assassination, more attention should be given to our domestic goals and achievements since 9/11.
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There's some things that you should just never share with your Facebook friends. If you care about your image, of course.
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S.B. 1070 is bold enough to make a stand where the government fails to act, but nevertheless overreaches state rights and opens the door to racial profiling
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The argument of terminologies misses the true issue of minimal nutrition education and the marketing of junk foods that define the food swamp culture.
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The practice of not hiring people based on their appearance is suspect, but the practice of a Hospital using "professional appearance" to determine who to hire is downright dangerous.
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So long as DAs and police departments hesitate to punish officers for excessive force and gross practices, the line between good & bad cop will continue to be questioned in minority communities.
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To say that the arrest of Zimmerman would solve anything is no different than the assumption that Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden’s captures would solve everything in the Middle East.
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New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's bill to raise NYS minimum wage to $8.50 would be more effective if it considered enterprises' net income and location and workers' age.
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The Pauls should link Monday's TSA episode to the NYPD's use of stop-and-frisk practices on black males.
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Paterno was a great coach. But he was an awful person for his involvement in the Sandusky sex scandal. In any eulogy for the former Penn State coach, this fact should trump all others.
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Cuomo's push for the legalization of non-Indian casino gambling is an ill-advised measure that will lead to graver social issues than the deceptive benefits it poses.
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“In God We Trust” simultaneously corrupts the Constitution and demeans religious values.
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The Obama administration correctly chose to support the right of universities to incorporate race into their admissions decisions.
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Obama and the GOP candidates can save all their immigration rhetoric — what Latino voters really care about is jobs and the economy.
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The USPS’s financial solvency lies within the hands of Congress, but congressional action during an election year is most-likely not going to happen.
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The NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy, used by precincts to get guns and drugs off the street, is often used illegally and to meet quotas.
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WEIGH-IN: At 1am last night, Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered police officers to forcibly remove protesters from Zuccotti Park. Was this the right decision?
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Popular national discourse on inequality and race has often overlooked the fastest growing race group: Asian Americans.
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What do you think: What should Obama be doing to motivate millennials to join his 2012 campaign?
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Prisons in California, filled over capacity are a blatant case of cruel and unusual punishment that reintroduce the outcry for prison reform.
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New York City must make several infrastructure adjustments in order to prepare better for damage caused by hurricanes.
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In the wake of Troy Davis' execution, criticisms of the death penalty have been unconvincing, but do raise questions about the imperfections in the criminal justice system.
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Hip-hop albums are smashing iTunes sales with music that is both impolite and truthful, a form of artistic expression which traditional media do not support.
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Community gardens in Brooklyn are empowering locals to become more environmentally conscious and fight against obesity.
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Join the debate: 40 years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., we reflect on what battle the civil rights leader would be waging in today's America.
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The UN International Year of Youth is meaningless unless leaders and political systems are prepared to give young people a credible voice in real decision-making.
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Diary excerpts from Obama's ex-girlfriend call him "charming and alluring, and yet distant and unreachable." Her observations of Obama at 22 foreshadow current impressions of the president.
Jerome Nathaniel The day when someone says something interesting about a politician's life/past during a non-election year will be the day that I have X-ray vision...And potentially join the Avengers. "His warmth can be deceptive. Though he speaks sweet wor...